cross-country jumps

Ok, so this isn’t exactly carriage- or driving-related. But one of the biggest annual events here at the Kentucky Horse Park — the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, or “Rolex” — was just this past weekend.

A.J. and I came out to the Park on Saturday for what turned out to be an absolutely glorious day for cross-country.

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It was actually rather warm in the sun, so after we’d hiked around for a while, we staked out a lovely shady spot with a clear view of a tricky couple of jumps. These are my favorite photos from the afternoon (if you’re wondering why several of these show the same jump, see my previous comment about our shady spot!) …